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Mars Hills: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Mars Hills in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Mars Hills

Feature Class (see definition): Range

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9459

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 76° 40' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 162° 00' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -76.6666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1993

Description (see definition): A small group of low rounded hills of a distinct red color, located 2.5 mi N of Mount Davidson in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The name was proposed in 1977 by New Zealand geologist Christopher J. Burgess in association with Viking Hills (q.v.) and because of the color resemblance to that of the planet Mars.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Mars Hills in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mars Hills information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mars Hills should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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